[solved maybe] Re: wireless giving trouble in Ubuntu recently

[C Hamel]

On Thursday 19 October 2006 12:23, H.S. wrote:
> C Hamel wrote:
> > Okay.  The interfaces file is altered.  I also looked through the logs to
> > see if there was any anomaly and did find one, perhaps:
> >
> > Oct 16 10:59:46 flight6 kernel: [17179592.524000] bcm43xx: TODO:
> > Incomplete code in keymac_write() at
> > drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132 Oct 16 10:59:46 flight6
> > kernel: [17179592.524000] bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in
> > keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132 Oct 16
> > 10:59:46 flight6 kernel: [17179592.524000] bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code
> > in keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132 Oct
> > 16 10:59:46 flight6 kernel: [17179592.524000] bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete
> > code in keymac_write() at
> > drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1132
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > The module loaded w/o incident, however.  Guess the above is probably
> > important.  I did use the fwcutter, btw.
>
> Okay, I don't recall seeing these messages. What is the output of
> $> iwconfig
>
> Also, have you tried manually configuring the wireless interface?
>
> ->HS
The iwconfig output:
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:""any""  Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.437 GHz  Access Point: Invalid
          Bit Rate=11 Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

eth1      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

ppp0      no wireless extensions.
==
yogi at flight6:~$ sudo ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:4B:46:E6:92
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:255 Base address:0xc000

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0D:9D:89:9C:47
          inet addr:192.168.0.10  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20d:9dff:fe89:9c47/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:503 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:123325 (120.4 KiB)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0x2000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:172 (172.0 b)  TX bytes:172 (172.0 b)

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
		(etc.)
 ==
I have attempted manual config but fear that I am highly inadequate in that 
area since I have never had to do more than issue...
# dhcpcd [interface]
...in the past (on other distros) to gain the connection.  All of them 
utilized the ndiswrapper.  I had no better luck with that on kubuntu.

[FWIW: The reason I switched to kubuntu is because it came highly recommended 
by a network admin I know.  I took him seriously.  I am very_happy with 
everything except for the wireless.]

Thanks...
-- 
	...CH
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